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June 28, 1976 <br /> <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS <br /> ST. PAUL. MINN. 55101 <br /> <br />Mr. John Boland-, Cheirman <br />Metropolitan Council <br />300 Metro Square Building <br />Seventh and Robert Streets <br />St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 <br /> <br />In Reply Refer To: 315 <br />Review of City of Ramsey <br />Urban Planning District Study Report <br />Metropolitan Council Referral File #3527 <br /> <br /> ,JUL 157 <br /> <br />AttaCh: Copied [] Not Copied <br />- FILE <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Boland: <br /> <br />We have reviewed the above referenced plan and have the following comments <br />in its regard: <br /> <br />1. Please refer to page 5 of the Plan . . . The realignment of the cur- <br /> rent CSAH 5 and Minnesota 47 intersection should be constructed in <br /> the same time frame es the initial "shopping center" or "discount <br /> store" development alluded to in the Plan. ' <br /> <br /> Please refer to pages 24 thru 2G of the Plan . . . Even the initial <br /> stages of development (shopping facilities with 75,000 to 100,000 <br /> square feet) are likely to substantially tax %he current carrying <br /> capaci%v of Minnesota 47 south of CSAH 51 ie, Commercially success- <br /> ful community sized sh~pping centers and.free standing discount <br /> stores in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area have been found togen- <br /> erete between 45 and 120 vehicle trips per 1,000-square feet of <br />'~ross floor area per day. Traffic data on Minnesota 47 in this <br /> area is: <br /> <br />1990 ADT 1972 ADT 1974 ADT <br /> <br />South of CSAH 5 <br /> <br />NA NA 3250 <br /> <br />South of County Road 57 <br /> <br />1825 2700 4725 <br /> <br />South of Garfield <br /> <br />2650 6500 8250 <br /> <br />The City should carefully consider the costs of public capital im- <br />provements which maV be necessary to make Suo~ a development success- <br />ful. <br /> <br /> <br />